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Amir Garrett - SP CIN (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter TripItUp
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Caesar
Footballguy
I think the mental aspect is going to be a strong point for him. He has great stuff, maybe ace stuff, #2 starter at a minimum, but I really like his mental toughness. He was a collegiate athlete in Division I basketball, and I think that gives him a head start on most prospects as far as not getting too high or too low based on small sample sizes. Love the way he approaches the game, and hope he stays up for the long haul, though some feel 170 innings or so will be his "cap" this year. We'll see. Not sure how it will translate to fantasy, but as a Reds fan, I like what I see.
Interested to see how much different his second start is from Finnegan's second start after they both had really good first outings. (Finnegan not so much on the second)
Peyton Marino
Footballguy
I like him, but it seems a bit early to start trotting him out there unless your leeg is pretty deep and you're hurting for IP.
Eephus
Footballguy
TINSTAAP and innings limits notwithstanding, I think he's a decent speculative pickup for spot starts. He's pitched 500 minor league innings the last three years so he's been reliable. The Reds organization hasn't shown any reluctance to give rookie pitchers the ball and it seems like teams play more service time games with position players than pitchers.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Dan Lambskin
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fred_1_15301
Footballguy
Ugh what's his price gonna be in FAAB now? I had my eye on him last week and regret not picking him up.
jamny
Footballguy
I was tempted to draft him in the last round but figured I'd wait and see. I was happy to pick him up on Tuesday and put him in last night, although Steven Wright ruined my day's stats. Not gonna get too high on him yet and will bench him occasionally in certain situations but nice start to the season so far.
mquinnjr
Footballguy
Going 5% in FAAB, $11 on $200 if someone goes $10 on ESPN. I like what I see, but I'm not sure 10% is in the budget for me. If I'm wrong, so be it.
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
I'm putting in $5 of my remaining $90 budget but I'm pretty desperate for pitching. If he turns out to be a stud, I would designate him as a keeper.
mquinnjr
Footballguy
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
TripItUp
Footballguy
Went from 8% to 61% owned in CBS leagues over the past 10 days with the majority of that number coming the past few days. He is the most added SP per cbs.
Cat is out of the bag in competitive leagues Im afraid.
The question is now this, what is his trade value once the ESPNish fantasy advice articles come out over the next few days? And should you trade him for a solid starter type?
Cat is out of the bag in competitive leagues Im afraid.
The question is now this, what is his trade value once the ESPNish fantasy advice articles come out over the next few days? And should you trade him for a solid starter type?
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MAC_32
Footballguy
Roll the dice and see if you can get a 3rd quality start of him then kick some tires before he gets the Cubs next time up. Who knows what shiny new syndrome will drum up. His K's and BB's in the upper minors don't inspire much confidence and he's still kinda new to pitching. I'd expect several bumps this season, just no real clue right now when they will start.
If you don't get any slam dunk offers then keep riding the wave. Just be ready with a quick hook.
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
Peyton Marino
Footballguy
a run it was
jamny
Footballguy
sent down to AAA
Reds optioned LHP Amir Garrett to Triple-A Louisville.
Garrett had one blow-up start two weeks ago and his control has wavered a bit in his last three outings, but this move has to be the Reds either thinking about his service time and/or them monitoring his workload. He's certainly earned a spot in the rotation. Barrett Astin has replaced Garrett on the roster.
Reds optioned LHP Amir Garrett to Triple-A Louisville.
Garrett had one blow-up start two weeks ago and his control has wavered a bit in his last three outings, but this move has to be the Reds either thinking about his service time and/or them monitoring his workload. He's certainly earned a spot in the rotation. Barrett Astin has replaced Garrett on the roster.
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
At the beginning of the week, it looked like he would be facing the Rockies at home. Now I'm stuck with him in the lineup today. Hoping for the best but prepared for the worst :(
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
jamny
Footballguy
That sucks.
Glad I sat him. I wonder how this will affect his next possible starts.
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
Before today's game, he had the following stats:jamny said:
K/9 = 7
BB/9 = 3.5
HR/9 = 1.5
FIP =4.98
BABIP = .235 (which would suggest that he's actually been a little lucky)
This is only based on 36 innings but no bueno. With all that said, he still will have 5 out of 7 quality starts
I'm just not sure I can start him at this point unless he has a pretty good matchup (e.g. Pirates or Giants).
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
In his last 5 starts (25 1/3 innings), he's now given up 16 walks and 11 HRs 
I think he's a pretty safe drop in redraft leagues at this point.
I think he's a pretty safe drop in redraft leagues at this point. 
NYRAGE
Footballguy
but he had a two start week. I know another #######.Some dumb### in my league started him tonight.
